Thank you Mack, this is really useful for me, a new starter (in September) to Substack. My favorite pinned post is really long ("What is a Soul"), but I wanted it to be comprehensive, given that when I have searched the topic I haven't found anything close to complete as what I have distilled and written! However, good point to aim for 7 minute reads, thanks again.
Not only do I find tremendous value in what your share but also in the example you set in the ways you share. I enjoy our simple interactions and look forward to growing our Substacks together!
Thank you for creating such valuable, shareable content!
LOL—Just last week, I caught myself writing this monster paragraph in my Medium article. I was like, "No way. The editor will call me out." The sweet spot is writing something informative but accessible.
Quick confession, though: I'm guilty of skipping those "time to read" indicators at the top of articles.
I’ve personally found some success in shorter paragraphs. Especially on mobile, the shorter paragraphs make long form storytelling more manageable to read and understand.
Hi Jana. Funny, I had the same mentality toward newsletters for the longest time 😆. I did a podcast for years and it was fun but I didn’t like doing it every single week which is what needs to happen to build an audience. But here I can slip in an audio track when I feel like it instead of feeling like I have to do one with every post.
Absolutely! AND every segment is a little different. Constantly experiment, but it's essential to track variations and results... otherwise you're on your way down the slippery slope of chaos — without realizing it.
Barbara that a great point about tracking results! And also changing one variable at a time if possible so you can more easily measure the resulting change!
Hello darlin’! You’re comment wasn’t showing up for me before. That documentary sounds really interesting, I’d like to watch it, do you remember what it was called?
Thank you Mack, this is really useful for me, a new starter (in September) to Substack. My favorite pinned post is really long ("What is a Soul"), but I wanted it to be comprehensive, given that when I have searched the topic I haven't found anything close to complete as what I have distilled and written! However, good point to aim for 7 minute reads, thanks again.
Mark,
Not only do I find tremendous value in what your share but also in the example you set in the ways you share. I enjoy our simple interactions and look forward to growing our Substacks together!
Thank you for creating such valuable, shareable content!
Thank ya darlin’, very much looking forward to growing with you!
LOL—Just last week, I caught myself writing this monster paragraph in my Medium article. I was like, "No way. The editor will call me out." The sweet spot is writing something informative but accessible.
Quick confession, though: I'm guilty of skipping those "time to read" indicators at the top of articles.
Also, I applaud people using subheaders.
Medium readers love those.
Thank you for the mention, bro.
Hope you are having a good Wednesday!
I’ve personally found some success in shorter paragraphs. Especially on mobile, the shorter paragraphs make long form storytelling more manageable to read and understand.
I am trying to do a better job of using shorter paragraphs, I do think they help readability.
Great post! I can relate to audio; I just don't want to do it. But I can see so many benefits as to why its a good idea.
Hi Jana. Funny, I had the same mentality toward newsletters for the longest time 😆. I did a podcast for years and it was fun but I didn’t like doing it every single week which is what needs to happen to build an audience. But here I can slip in an audio track when I feel like it instead of feeling like I have to do one with every post.
Absolutely! AND every segment is a little different. Constantly experiment, but it's essential to track variations and results... otherwise you're on your way down the slippery slope of chaos — without realizing it.
Barbara that a great point about tracking results! And also changing one variable at a time if possible so you can more easily measure the resulting change!
I like that GIF :D I remember when I watched a documentary about old movies.
At that time, it was exactly the most costly movie scene. :)
Hello darlin’! You’re comment wasn’t showing up for me before. That documentary sounds really interesting, I’d like to watch it, do you remember what it was called?
It was a long time ago. I only knew that it was referred to Buster Keaton's movie.
https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinwatsonsound/video/7221595282822253829
I asked the ChatGPT. Maybe it could be this one? The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
Thank you for checking, Nika! I’ll look for it!